Agent builds for AIX vulnerable to library loading hijacking
Priority LOW 25CWE-426Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.
Summary
Library loading on AIX Zabbix Agent builds can be hijacked by local users with write access to the /home/cecuser directory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00126 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
No affected products listed by the sources yet.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-49642
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm93-3f63-r64c
References
More Zabbix vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07300 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Zabbix Frontend KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-28315 SQL injection in user.get API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2016-08210 SQL injection vulnerability in Zabbix before 2.2.14 and 3.0 before 3.0.4 allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-04884 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Zabbix 1.8.x before 1.8.18rc1, 2.0.x before 2.0.9rc1, and 2.1.x before 2.1.7. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-21297 X-Forwarded-For header is active by default causes access to Zabbix sites in maintenance mode CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07303 Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already exists KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-49642 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-49642 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm93-3f63-r64c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-49642 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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